Where does “پلاو” come from?

پلاو (Classical Persian) comes from Hindi पुलाव, from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕, from Sanskrit पुलाक, from Dravidian Dravidian.

Ancestry of “پلاو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपुलावpulao
2Sauraseni Prakrit*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕—
3Sanskritपुलाकa lump of boiled rice
4DravidianDravidian—

Words derived from “پلاو”

Every word from Dravidian Dravidian →Every word from Sanskrit पुलाक →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕 →
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